Trading internationally

We can help you if you trade in international markets

We understand that trading with business partners overseas can be challenging. Cashflow issues can arise while you pay your suppliers up front and wait for payment for orders. Trade Finance allows you to buy goods from abroad and bridge the cashflow gap between paying your suppliers and receiving payment from your customers.

Selling overseas presents many opportunities for businesses as well as challenges, not least to cashflow. Export Finance helps businesses that sell overseas by releasing the value of outstanding invoices while we support you by collecting customer payments. If you want to protect against currency fluctuations, we can also offer our integrated Foreign Exchange services.

How Trade Finance can help your business

Trade financing enables you to buy the stock you need, get paid quicker than normal and ship your products sooner within the UK and overseas. By unlocking the funds you need to fulfil your orders you can remove the day-to-day pressure of purchasing from suppliers while improving your cashflow and growing your sales. Seasonal businesses or those that receive large one-off orders can also benefit from Trade Finance and trade factoring.

Trade Finance

Features:

Access to funding so you can fulfil existing orders and accept new ones

Pay your suppliers against shipping documentation or a letter of credit

Benefit from any supplier discounts if you order in bulk or make prompt payment for goods

Is your business suitable for Trade Finance

Yes: are a UK business that trades with business partners here in the UK and overseas

Yes: want to pay your suppliers quickly and have access to cash while waiting for customer payment

Yes: have strong stock reporting and stock management systems

How Export Finance can help your business

Export funding is ideal for businesses that have customers overseas who often pay late or have issues collecting payments from abroad. This can create a cashflow gap while waiting for invoices to be paid. It can also help businesses who receive payments from customers in other currencies.

Whether it is upfront funding so you are paid earlier for completed orders, cashflow to fulfil export orders, or reducing the risk of currency fluctuations, Export Finance will help you to export and grow your business with confidence. Our export specialists can also help you to overcome the complexities of selling internationally by providing language, currency, time zone and legal support.

Export Finance

Features:

No limit to funding available for international sales for one or multiple customers